TABLE A6-8: TONNAGE CARRIED BY RAILWAY SECTOR, 1993 - 2003

(Thousands of tonnes)
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Class I	185,118.9	208,015.4	207,980.7	207,927.3	224,375.7	216,222.3	220,617.5	230,359.1	230,625.4	227,355.8	229,930.0
Regional	51,036.4	56,884.2	58,024.7	56,761.3	57,256.1	56,038.6	49,654.9	54,320.4	47,512.3	42,855.9	43,250.1
Shortline	21,678.7	24,148.0	26,258.6	28,359.6	41,593.7	57,164.9	66,673.3	70,684.4	67,918.7	65,166.3	64,944.9
Total	257,834.0	289,047.7	292,264.0	293,048.2	323,225.5	329,425.8	336,945.8	355,363.9	346,056.4	335,378.0	338,125.1
(Percentage of total)
Class I	71.8	72.0	71.2	71.0	69.4	65.6	65.5	64.8	66.6	67.8	68.0
Regional	19.8	19.7	19.9	19.4	17.7	17.0	14.7	15.3	13.7	12.8	12.8
Shortline	8.4	8.4	9.0	9.7	12.9	17.4	19.8	19.9	19.6	19.4	19.2

Note: Includes significant double-counting of tonnages; not to be considered as originating traffic.

Source: Transport Canada, Statistics Canada